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Anti-Trump protesters hold up signs along Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills before the start of a rally at Beverly Gardens Park. President Donald Trump is in Southern California for his first visit since being elected president in 2016. Robert Hanashiro/USA TODAY

De Le of San Diego, cheers during rally in support of President Trump a few miles form where President Trump will visits the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., later in the day on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church to protest during President Trump's visit to see border wall prototypes on Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2018. Church is located at 2020 Alaquinas Dr, San Ysidro, CA. Nick Oza/The Republic

Hundreds of protesters gather outside Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church to protest during President Trump's visit to see border wall prototypes on Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2018. Church is located at 2020 Alaquinas Dr, San Ysidro, CA. Nick Oza/The Republic

Hundreds of protesters gather outside Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church to protest during President Trump's visit to see border wall prototypes on Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2018. Church is located at 2020 Alaquinas Dr, San Ysidro, CA. Nick Oza/The Republic

Bill Sparks (left) and Sarah Garfield (right) hold a sign along with hundreds of protesters gathered outside Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church to protest during President Trump's visit to see border wall prototypes on Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2018. Church is located at 2020 Alaquinas Dr, San Ysidro, CA. Nick Oza/The Republic

Hundreds of protesters gather outside Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church to protest during President Trump's visit to see border wall prototypes on Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2018. Church is located at 2020 Alaquinas Dr, San Ysidro, CA. Nick Oza/The Republic

Nikki Desjardins joins with hundreds of protesters gathered outside Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church to protest during President Trump's visit to see border wall prototypes on Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2018. Church is located at 2020 Alaquinas Dr, San Ysidro, CA. Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic

Trump supporter Cameron Baker of San Diego, during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where President Trump visited the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif. Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Police back people out of the street during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where the president visited the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

People cheer during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where the president visited the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

People listen to speeches during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where President Trump visited the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles form where President Trump visited the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., later in the day on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

William Alfano of Riverside, Calif., and his son Michael Alfano, 6, during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Mike Tucker (left) of Placentia, Calif., and Kira Innis of Los Angeles, listen to speeches during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

People cheer during a rally in support of the President Trump a few miles from the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Kira Innis of Los Angeles, during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Kira Innis of Los Angeles, during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Mexican federal police officers stand guard on the Mexico side of the border on March 13, 2018, in Tijuana, Mexico. President Donald Trump visited the site of the border-wall prototypes, which can be seen in the background behind the wall. Gregory Bull/Associated Press

Law enforcement is awaiting President Trump’s arrival at the entrance of the border wall prototypes. Lots of onlookers are behind the officers chanting in support or against President Trump on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Rafael Carranza/The Republic

Protesters hang signs on the border wall. One says “stop the massive deportations” in Spanish. The Military is guarding the prototypes on the U.S. side of the wall as a helicopter circles in the sky ahead of the president's visit to California on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Rebecca Plevin/Desert Sun

A protester holds up a sign during a rally against a scheduled visit by President Trump Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in San Diego. Protesters chanted, “No ban! No wall!” near the San Ysidro border crossing, where tens of thousands of people enter the U.S. daily from Tijuana, Mexico, many on their way to work or school in San Diego. Kyusung Gong/AP

A crowd of protesters gather at the San Ysidro Border in San Diego Calif., including Judith Castro, a 27-year-old instructional aide at a school. Castro said, "My dad was deported in 2006, and Mom was deported in 2007. There’s a lot of mixed emotions. I had to learn how to take care of four other siblings. I want him to know that we don’t have money to go to a wall. We want the money to go to a better education system." Nick Oza/The Republic

A crowd of protesters gather at the San Ysidro Border in San Diego Calif., including Judith Castro, a 27-year-old instructional aide at a school. Castro said, "My dad was deported in 2006, and Mom was deported in 2007. There’s a lot of mixed emotions. I had to learn how to take care of four other siblings. I want him to know that we don’t have money to go to a wall. We want the money to go to a better education system." Nick Oza/The Republic

Judith Castro, a 27-year-old instructional aide at a school said, "My dad was deported in 2006, and Mom was deported in 2007. There’s a lot of mixed emotions. I had to learn how to take care of four other siblings. I want him to know that we don’t have money to go to a wall. We want the money to go to a better education system." Nick Oza/The Republic

Estela Jimenez and Octavio Aguilar scream 'Build bridges! Not wall!' near San Ysidro Border during President Trump's visit to see border wall prototypes on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Jules Luna screams'Build bridges! Not wall!'' as a crowd of protesters gather at the San Ysidro Border in San Diego Calif., to protest during President Trump's visit to see border wall prototypes. Nick Oza/The Republic

Mexican federal police cordon off a street directly south of the border-wall prototypes in the Magisterial neighborhood of Tijuana, Mexico, in anticipation of President Donald Trump's visit to the area on March 13, 2018. Omar Ornelas/Desert Sun

Mexican Federal Police cordon off a street directly south of the border wall prototypes in the Magisterial neighborhood of Tijuana, Mexico in anticipation of President's Trump's visit to the area. Omar Ornelas/Desert Sun

About 40 people from the Hotel del Migrante Deportado, a hotel for deported migrants, are protesting by the border fence. They chanted “We don’t want the wall,” in Spanish on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, ahead of the president's visit to California. Rebecca Plevin/Desert Sun

Mexican and American media climbed a ladder onto a semi-stable roof to get a view of the border wall prototypes on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, ahead of the president's visit to California. Rebecca Plevin/Desert Sun

The border wall prototypes can be seen through the existing border wall from the Tijuana side. Border Patrol vans and other federal law enforcement are also present preparing for President Trump’s visit on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Rebecca Plevin/Desert Sun

Firefighters, the Marine Corps police and the CA Highway Patrol make their way to the #BorderWall prototypes siteon Tuesday, March 13, 2018, ahead of the president's visit to California. Rafael Carranza/The Republic

People during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where President Trump will visit the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., later in the day on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

People during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where President Trump will visit the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., later in the day on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Jacqueline Hackney (left) and her daughter, Tiffany Hackney, 13, (right) both of Corona, Calif., cheer during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where he will visit the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., later in the day on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Greg Brittain of Redland, Calif., during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where President Trump will visit the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., later in the day on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Loree Masonis of Ontario, Calif., cheers during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where President Trump will visit the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., later in the day on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Darlene Smith (left) of Orange County, Calif., dances during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where President Trump will visit the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., later in the day on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Lisa Collins of Orange County, Calif., waves a flag during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where President Trump will visit the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., later in the day on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

After landing in San Diego, Trump will take a chopper to this municipal airport near the border wall prototypes. Customs said they’ll close the area from 11:30AM-3PM on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Rafael Carranza/The Republic

Retired teacher Catheryn Rathsam of San Diego says she thinks it doesn’t make sense ‘to spend billions of dollars on a wall when it could go to build our infrastructure'on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, ahead of the president's visit to California. Ian James/Desert Sun

Behind the painted border wall are the 8 border wall prototypes. Mexican federal police have closed off about 3 blocks directly across from the prototypeson Tuesday, March 13, 2018, ahead of the president's visit to California. Rebecca Plevin/Desert Sun

Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego wants to prevent President Donald Trump from tapping U.S. defense funds to build his promised wall along the southwest border.

The Democratic lawmaker and U.S. Marine Corps veteran plans to reintroduce an amendment that would outlaw diverting funds from the defense budget to border infrastructure.

The move comes in response to reports that Trump has privately pressed military leaders to use funds to build a wall, citing "national security," according to the Washington Post.

An omnibus spending bill the president signed into law last week allocates $1.6 billion for border infrastructure, but with many restrictions.

Gallego criticized Trump, saying "He's going to take the money from the military, essentially taking from military pay, it just goes to show the type of man this person is. He can't really care less about the troops, he just cares about his own ego."

The amendment will be similar to one Gallego introduced last year during the National Defense Authorization Act process. That provision passed the House Armed Services Committee. House Republicans stripped it from the 2017 bill, arguing it wasn't necessary because the president was not considering using defense funding for the wall.

"That argument is now gone," Gallego said. "Clearly he has thought about this, clearly he has planned to do it.Therefore, my amendment is germane, it's relevant."

Trump has bashed the spending bill he signed last week, even though it set aside $1.6 billion for border security, including 33 miles of new primary fencing in south Texas. The bill restricts new construction to existing border fence designs, and exempts certain border areas from building new barriers.

The tweet included pictures of construction workers installing new fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border.

There was no indication of where the pictures were taken. But the images seemed to correspond to similar photos taken near Calexico, California, where U.S. Customs and Border Protection began work last month to replace 2.25 miles of landing mats with 30-foot bollards.